Tamora chassi refurb
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Home from work early today ,couple of hours in the garage and the back end is almost done.The bushes were a complete pig to fit wish i had stuck with the o/e ones,I'm hoping the fronts will not be as bad. 
Not sure if it's the right handbrake cable seems to be to long on the right hand side.Any thoughts???
Not sure if it's the right handbrake cable seems to be to long on the right hand side.Any thoughts???
Hi Jim, The cars are fairly basic really , the only bit that concerned me was all the oil pipes at the front of the engine.What i did was put different coloured cable ties on each one, and made a note as to the order i had taken them off . The other thing i have done is take loads of photo's for reference when rebuilding hope that helps.
Have been in the garage today pleased to say the front poly bushes went in with out any problems , so all four corners are now rebuilt .
Was hoping to get the engine in today as well ,but, being nosey like i am ,i removed the bell housing just to have a look at what is in there and noticed a bit of clutch fluid leaking from the slave cylinder. After a bit of searching it would appear that fitting new seals is bit of a waste of time as they don't seem to last. A new assembly was ordered and should be here tomorrow . The clutch has done 6,000 miles since Powers rebuilt the engine to a 4-3 speck 6 years ago so i'm leaving that alone.
Have been in the garage today pleased to say the front poly bushes went in with out any problems , so all four corners are now rebuilt .
Was hoping to get the engine in today as well ,but, being nosey like i am ,i removed the bell housing just to have a look at what is in there and noticed a bit of clutch fluid leaking from the slave cylinder. After a bit of searching it would appear that fitting new seals is bit of a waste of time as they don't seem to last. A new assembly was ordered and should be here tomorrow . The clutch has done 6,000 miles since Powers rebuilt the engine to a 4-3 speck 6 years ago so i'm leaving that alone.
New slave turned up today so have been able to get a bit more done,the new one is supposed to be better quality and more reliable but we have to wait and see on that one. 
Put plenty of red rubber grease on as advised so hopefully i haven't nicked the seal or i will be back to square one.
Engine and gearbox are back in with out scratching the chassis which is good.
Put plenty of red rubber grease on as advised so hopefully i haven't nicked the seal or i will be back to square one.
Engine and gearbox are back in with out scratching the chassis which is good.
Got a bit more done today , work is getting in the way . Back end is all done ,I did consider running the fuel lines through the chassis rather than them resting on top of the cover .I don't know if there is a reason why it's done this way but decided to put it back the way it was.
All the oil pipes from the engine apart from one are connected,after cleaning one up I noticed it had started to rub through to the wires
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A new one has been ordered , once that has been fitted the front will be pretty much done.
Not much else to do before the body can go back on.
All the oil pipes from the engine apart from one are connected,after cleaning one up I noticed it had started to rub through to the wires
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A new one has been ordered , once that has been fitted the front will be pretty much done.
Not much else to do before the body can go back on.
Oil pipe arrived today as they promised, haven't got a 38mm spanner so had to go borrow one,surprising what people have got laying around in there sheds.
It's taken a couple of months but it's ready for the body to go back on which hopefully will be next weekend. Not sure if I have done the wright thing by clipping the fuel lines down , I didn't like the idea of them just laying there loose.
It's taken a couple of months but it's ready for the body to go back on which hopefully will be next weekend. Not sure if I have done the wright thing by clipping the fuel lines down , I didn't like the idea of them just laying there loose.
Got the body and chassis reunited at the weekend and back into the garage so work can continue. 
Just a note to say that the bolt marked on the photo does not need to be undone when taking it apart.
Also these are the earth wires from the boot that are connected to the brake junction under the car.
All "body bolts" went in without too much trouble apart from the two which are under the dash,in the end I had to undo the two bolts on the end of this tube,
to give me a bit of adjustment to get the bolt in. So not a bad day's work, fuel tank is in , carbon canister is plumbed and wired in all the body bolts are in and tightened up and most of the interior is back together.Have replaced all the bolts with stainless so as to stop any rust creeping onto the chassis, all in all quite happy with progress.
Just a note to say that the bolt marked on the photo does not need to be undone when taking it apart.
Also these are the earth wires from the boot that are connected to the brake junction under the car.
All "body bolts" went in without too much trouble apart from the two which are under the dash,in the end I had to undo the two bolts on the end of this tube,
to give me a bit of adjustment to get the bolt in. So not a bad day's work, fuel tank is in , carbon canister is plumbed and wired in all the body bolts are in and tightened up and most of the interior is back together.Have replaced all the bolts with stainless so as to stop any rust creeping onto the chassis, all in all quite happy with progress.
Thank you for your comments , done a bit more today exhaust is all on, engine bay just about complete as well .
Next thing to tackle is the pedal box , will be moving this forward so I can have the seat back further , as three of the six bolts are not reusable had to put my thinking cap on , and this is what I came up with .
And this is them in place.
The bolts don't come undone when putting the nuts up , so as long as I can get them done up should be ok , as when you turn the nuts off it is tightening the bolt , if that makes sense .
Next thing to tackle is the pedal box , will be moving this forward so I can have the seat back further , as three of the six bolts are not reusable had to put my thinking cap on , and this is what I came up with .
And this is them in place.
The bolts don't come undone when putting the nuts up , so as long as I can get them done up should be ok , as when you turn the nuts off it is tightening the bolt , if that makes sense .
Car has had to take a back seat for the last couple of weeks as my Dad has been in hospital. Have a day off today ,all going well should get it finished today.
Yes the chassis looks good to my untrained eye , well pleased with it .Seems a shame to drive it and make it dirty . Will be giving Mat Smith a ring to get the suspension geo set up next month, as every one says how good he is .
Yes the chassis looks good to my untrained eye , well pleased with it .Seems a shame to drive it and make it dirty . Will be giving Mat Smith a ring to get the suspension geo set up next month, as every one says how good he is .
At most it's probably a 2hr drive and cheaper than taking it Needham Market.
Had a good day today . Moved the peddle box forward which turned out to be a straight forward job ,redrilled the floor and filled in the old holes .
Next up was to bleed the brakes with the help of Mr Eezibleed , after driving out of the garage the pedal didn't feel great , so going to have another go at that .
Next job was finish the interior ,made a plate up to go around the gear lever gaiter rather than a load of sealant. .
Thought everything was done , only to find the power steering wasn't working , checked the earth cable and the block connector . Turned out this was the culprit , it hadn't blown just broken in two.
So that is it for my little project , thank you for following my work and the positive comments that have been made .Looking forward to summer now so I can get out and drive it . If any one takes on this job I hope you find this thread helpful .
Had a good day today . Moved the peddle box forward which turned out to be a straight forward job ,redrilled the floor and filled in the old holes .
Next up was to bleed the brakes with the help of Mr Eezibleed , after driving out of the garage the pedal didn't feel great , so going to have another go at that .
Next job was finish the interior ,made a plate up to go around the gear lever gaiter rather than a load of sealant. .
Thought everything was done , only to find the power steering wasn't working , checked the earth cable and the block connector . Turned out this was the culprit , it hadn't blown just broken in two.
So that is it for my little project , thank you for following my work and the positive comments that have been made .Looking forward to summer now so I can get out and drive it . If any one takes on this job I hope you find this thread helpful .
Thank's for your comments, makes it worthwhile spending the time to write it up .
Moving the pedals, although it seems only by a small amount has made for a much more comfortable driving position. As long as you have no difficulty in getting the bolts undone it is a relatively quick / easy job. If you do your Tamora good luck with it and I hope it gives you as much satisfaction as it has me. Hopefully my thread may be of some use to you along the way.
Moving the pedals, although it seems only by a small amount has made for a much more comfortable driving position. As long as you have no difficulty in getting the bolts undone it is a relatively quick / easy job. If you do your Tamora good luck with it and I hope it gives you as much satisfaction as it has me. Hopefully my thread may be of some use to you along the way.
Final job of the rebuild done today courtesy of Mat Smith at Downham Market , what a great guy he is , as well as being very knowledgeable about all things TVR. The car now drives better than it has done since I purchased it . He also gave the car a good look over , apart from too much travel on the clutch pedal all seemed good .
Mat couldn't push the point enough on how important it is having the suspension set up correctly to get the best out of these cars Big thank's to Mat . The car is now ready to drive and enjoy .
Mat couldn't push the point enough on how important it is having the suspension set up correctly to get the best out of these cars Big thank's to Mat . The car is now ready to drive and enjoy .
Hi Daniel , I really couldn't say how many hours , I did say to my wife I should keep a log but never did . It was fitted in around work and family life , so some days if i got home from work early it could be 2-3 hours other days didn't get to do anything at all ,same for the weekends . Although I did not have a target date, I was quite pleased with myself for getting it done in less than three months . Sorry I can't be more specific.
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